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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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